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Update: Cyclone Nargis

  • “No nation, rich or poor, can go it alone when confronted by a natural disaster of the magnitude of Cyclone Nargis,” John Holmes, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Burma Update: August 19, 2008

Highlight

All Burma Federation of Student Unions: Arrest of Student Activists [Announcement 6/2008]
Burma Campaign UK: Prisoner Release Must Be Priority For Gambari


News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Voters and officials punished for "No" votes
Democratic Voice of Burma: 2000 Khami Chin flee to India due to food crisis
Democratic Voice of Burma: U Gambira charged with 10 offences
Democratic Voice of Burma: Naga rebels block access to border crossing
Mizzima News: Gambari's mission kicks off to little fanfare
Mizzima News: Junta benefits from regional economic tug-of-war
Kachin News Group: Junta bent on wiping out ethnic Kachins says KNO
Kachin News Group: Eggs from China give poultry owners sleepless nights in northern Burma
Kaladan Press Network: Surprise operation by Nasaka in northern Arakan
Kaladan Press Network: Four Burmese nationals arrested in Bangladesh
Kaladan Press Network: Eighty houses built on Rohingya land
Narinjara News: Mud Volcano Erupts in Arakan
Shan Herald Agency for News: Junta commander: Thailand violating Burmese sovereignty
The Irrawaddy: Gambari has big agenda during visit
The Irrawaddy: Is Suu Kyi trying to get the message out?
The Irrawaddy: International insurance companies leave Burma
The Irrawaddy: Burma's annual natural gas sales rise 25 percent
Independent Mon News Agency: No electricity supply without inaugural ceremony: Naypyidaw
Independent Mon News Agency: Rubber prices soar


Opinion/Other

Bangkok Post: Charity fund-raiser [Helping Hand]
The Wall Street Journal: A New Breed of Monk Rises in Myanmar - A WSJ Staff Reporter

Cartoon


The Irrawaddy: The Handicap Race








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